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Hogg, the second of four children, was born in Doncaster and brought up in Sheffield. He went to Wales High School.[2] His mother is a teacher and his father a retired civil engineer.[3] As a teenager, Hogg was a member of several bands,[4] including post-punk group Porno King, in which he was the lead singer.[3] When the band split, he joined an amateur dramatics group, Sheffield MISTCO, with his younger sister, transferring his love of performance to acting.[3][5]

Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards 2009;
Winner of Best Actor Award at the Monterrey International Film Festival 2009;
Winner of Silver Gateway of India Best Actor Award at the 11th Mumbai Film Festival, 2009